UFC 170
| UFC 170: Rousey vs. McMann | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | February 22, 2014 | |||
| Venue | Mandalay Bay Events Center | |||
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 170: Rousey vs. McMann is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held on February 22, 2014, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.[1]
Background
A bout between women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey and former Olympian Sara McMann is expected to headline the event.[2] Co-featured will be a bout between former light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans and divisional newcomer Daniel Cormier.[1]
A bout between Gilbert Melendez and Khabib Nurmagomedov was briefly linked to this event.[3] The fight was later cancelled due to undisclosed reasons.[4]
Lucas Martins was expected to face Bryan Caraway at this event. However, Caraway pulled out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced by UFC newcomer Aljamain Sterling.[5]
Francisco Rivera was expected to face Raphael Assunção on this card. However, Rivera injured his hand and was forced out of the bout.[6]
A bout between Rafael dos Anjos and Rustam Khabilov was expected to take place on this card. However, the fight was cancelled due to injury.[7]
Official fight card
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Women's Bantamweight | Ronda Rousey (c) | vs. | Sara McMann | [lower-alpha 1] | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Rashad Evans | vs. | Daniel Cormier | ||||
| Welterweight | Rory MacDonald | vs. | Demian Maia | ||||
| Welterweight | Mike Pyle | vs. | TJ Waldburger | ||||
| Welterweight | Robert Whittaker | vs. | Stephen Thompson | ||||
| Preliminary card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
| Women's Bantamweight | Alexis Davis | vs. | Jessica Eye | ||||
| Bantamweight | Raphael Assunção | vs. | TBD | ||||
| Bantamweight | Lucas Martins | vs. | Aljamain Sterling | ||||
| Flyweight | Zach Makovsky | vs. | Josh Sampo | ||||
| Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Rafaello Oliveira | vs. | Erik Koch | ||||
| Lightweight | Ernest Chavez | vs. | Yosdenis Cedeno | ||||
- ↑ For the Women's Bantamweight Championship.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Staff. "Rashad Evans vs. Daniel Cormier slated for UFC 170 headliner in Las Vegas". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 12-06-2013.
- ↑ Steven Marrooco. "Ronda Rousey defends title vs. Sara McMann at UFC 170 in Las Vegas". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
- ↑ Matt Erickson. "Gilbert Melendez meets Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 170". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
- ↑ Mike Chiappetta. "Gilbert Melendez vs Khabib Nurmagomedov UFC 170 pairing scrapped". Foxsports.com. Retrieved 2014-01-03.
- ↑ Staff. "UFC Newcomer Aljamain Sterling Replaces Bryan Caraway, Faces Lucas Martins at UFC 170". MMAweekly.com. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
- ↑ "Broken hand knocks Francisco Rivera from UFC 170 fight with Raphael Assuncao". mmajunkie.com. February 3, 2014.
- ↑ UFC News (2014-02-04). "Bah - Rustam Khabilov VS Rafael dos Anjos has been cancelled from UFC 170 due to injury". Twitter. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
- ↑ "UFC 170: Evans vs. Cormier". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
